Meanings
nounfood science (uncountable)
- uncountableA branch of applied science concerned with food and its production.
The power of food science lies in its ability to break foods down into their nutrient parts and then reassemble them in specific ways that, in effect, push our evolutionary buttons, fooling the omnivore's inherited food selection system.
2006, Michael Pollan, The Omnivore's Dilemma, The Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 107Synonyms: bromatology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA branch of applied science concerned with food and its production.
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Translations
German Lebensmittelwissenschaften, Bromatologie
- Lebensmittelwissenschaftenbranch of applied science
- Bromatologiebranch of applied science
- Ernährungswissenschaftbranch of applied science
Indonesian ilmu pangan, sains pangan
- ilmu panganbranch of applied science
- sains panganbranch of applied science
Malay sains pemakanan
- sains pemakananbranch of applied science
Thai วิทยาศาสตร์การอาหาร, วิทยาการอาหาร
- วิทยาศาสตร์การอาหารbranch of applied science
- วิทยาการอาหารbranch of applied science
Vietnamese khoa học thực phẩm
- khoa học thực phẩmbranch of applied science
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